The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1887-06-23


cago, Burlington s. Quincy and the
Missouri Pacific Railroads during the
period of time between April 5 and
| May s., 1887; that the Chicago, Bur
lington & Quincy had not formally
| signed an agreement on the first named
date, although it had wired its inten-
| ton of doing so, and the Missouri Pa
cific had not signed the agreement
when the tickets were sold over its
line. In the last mentioned case,
however, it was explained that
the sale of through tickets had been
ordered because the Missouri Pacific
had declined to sign the agreement ac-
cording to the personal arrangement
that had been made. Mr.. Scott in
quired of Mr.. Brown if he would adj
NIT that the Chicago 81 Alton had in
sisted upon the right to pay commits
Sions to the agents of the PennSyl
vania for the sale of its tickets. Mr..
Brown said that he would make no
such admission. Mr.. Scott. well, we
will prove it. VIII you agree not to insist
upon that right Mr.. Brown declined
to speak for the management of the
Chicago s. Alton. Mr.. Scott-''That is
the kernal of the matter. If you will
make the agreement We will sell your
tickets Mr.. Brown having agreed
that his company had refused to sign
evidence, reading paragraph to show
that it bound the roads to refrain from
the payment of commissions. Mr..
Schoonmaker inquired if Mr.. Brown
claimed the right to pay commissions
upon sales of tickets. He replied that
he claimed the right to pay anybody
for services rendered the Chicago Il
Alton and 20 say whether it shall pay
by salary or commission. President
KOhprtG IIn said that he
had found the practice of paying COM
missions to be a great wrong to the
public and an evil in railroad manage
ment. 1t had found that it was inn
possible to secure fair treatment of all
roads by, tile agents when one
line paid So and another S.
for the sale of tickets. The PennSyl-
vania Company wished to treat all
roads alike, and the sole reason for re-
fusing to sell the tickets of the Chicago
q Alton was the declination of that
company to agree not to interfere with
the agents of the Pennsylvania. Wit
ness believed that 20 or so per cent. of
the railroads of the country were of the
same mind as the Pennsylvania Com
pany in the matter of refusing to pay
commissions. In 1888 the company
had discharged an important agent and
had spent Sl2O,OOO iii trying to abolish
commissions.
THE REBEL FLAG PROPOSITION.
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE official
record of the presentation of the battle
flag proposition to the President con-
sists of the following letter from Adju-
tant-General Drum, and its endorse
ment by Secretary Endicott.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
April 30, 1887.
Hon. VIM. C. Endlcott, Secretary of war:
SIR: l have the honor to state
that there are now in this Office
STORED in one of the attic
rooms of the building) number
of Union flags captured in action. but
recovered on the fall of the Confeder-
acy, and forwarded to the War Depart
ment for safe keeping, together with a
number of Confederate flags which for
tune placed in our hands during the
late war. While in the past favorable
action has always been taken on appli-
cation, properly supported, for the re-
turn of Union flags to the organization
the survivors of the mill
tarY regiments in the service of the |
l beg to submit that |
it would be a graceful action to |
anticipate further requests of this |
nature, and venture to suggest |
the prOpriety of returning the flags |
Union and Confederate) to the author |
tiles of the respective states in which |
the regiments which bore those colors |
were organized, for such final disposal |
as they may determine. While in all |
of the civilized nations of the old world |
trophies taken in wars against foreign |
enemies have been carefully preserved |
and exhibited as proud mementOes of a /
military glory wise and obvious |
reasons have always existed from the |
rule evidences of past international |
troubles which by appeals TO the arbitra-
ton of the sword have disturbed the /
peaceful march of the people to it's
destiny. Over twenty years have /
elapsed since the termination of the
late civil war. Many of the prominent /
leaders, civil and military, of the late
states are now honOred
of the people in the
national councils, or in other eminent /
places lend the aid of their talents to |
the wise administration of the affairs |
of the whole country, and the people of |
the several states composing the
union are united, treading the |
broader road to glorious
future. Impressed with these facts, 1
have the honor to submit the suggeS-
ton made in this letter for the careful |
it will receive at your /!
hands. Very truly yours,
r. G. DRUM, Adjutant General.
ORDERED TO WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June l6.-An order |
has been issued from the War Depart |
ment directing Company Il Fourth |
Cavalry now in Arizona Territory and |
Company b Sixth Cavalry now in New
Mexico Territory, to garrison Fort |
Meyer near this city. The Fourth |
Cavalry Company under command of
Captain Lawton is now chasing the
hostile Apaches in Arizona. 1t will
net take its new station until relieved
by General Miles.